Preserving Your Personal Digital Files

Event Date:

Feb 18 2014 - 6:00pm

Join the LaSalle Public Library on Tuesday, February 18 at 6:00 PM for "Preserving Your Personal Digital Files" presented by Alyce Scott. How safe are all those digital photographs, documents, and music files you've been collecting? Attend this informational presentation and you will learn ways to keep your digital files in good shape for the future.

Alyce Scott has a Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has worked in a variety of library settings,most recently serving as the Coordinator of the Digital Imaging Program at the Illinois State Library (ISL). At the Illinois State Library Ms. Scott was part of the team that developed the Illinois Digital Archives; oversaw the digitization of materials from the ISL collection, including copyright compliance; reviewed and monitored Library Services and Technology Act digital imaging grants awarded annually by ISL; and provided state-wide training in the use of CONTENTdm software for digital collections. Currently Alyce is a lecturer for the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University.